Alabama softball to celebrate its first national championship Friday night

View full sizeA police officer carries the trophy as Head Coach Patrick Murphy greets as the Alabama softball team is met by fans at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport Thursday June 7, 2012 in Northport, Ala. as they return from winning the NCAA national championship in Oklahoma City. (The Birmingham News,Hal Yeager)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Alabama has invited fans to help celebrate its first softball national championship at 8 p.m. on Friday at Rhoads Stadium.

The Crimson Tide claimed its first softball national championship in program history in June claiming the best-of-three final with a 5-4 win over Oklahoma in the final game.